MORE PHOTOS: Franklin County Latino Heritage Festival. See page A2.
PHOTOS: ROC’s Great Pumpkin Extravaganza. See pages A7-A8.
Contact us: Franklin Living bridal edition. See page A4.
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Hometown Newspaper of Lashea Humphres — Est. 1879 | Wednesday, November 1, 2023
Bay Tree Council for the Performing Arts announces first production of season
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Thank your veterans: Veterans Day appreciation page By Staff Reports Place a free message of appreciation to a veteran on our Veterans Day appreciation page. Send your name and contact information with your appreciation message to fred.ellison@ franklincountytimes.com by Nov. 3.
PHOTOS BY MARÍA CAMP Dancers prepare to parade through town and perform by the main stage during the festival Saturday night.
Franklin County holds first Latino heritage festival
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Dancers perform during the first Franklin County Latino Heritage Festival.
RES, WES present Veterans Day program Nov. 9 By María Camp maria.camp@ franklincountytimes.com R u s s e l l v i l l e Elementary School and West Elementary School will present a public Veterans Day celebration Nov. 9 beginning at 8:30 a.m. in the RCS Auditorium at Russellville High School. Lt. Col. Norman Lier is the guest speaker, and WES and RES students will feature with choral performances. A Veterans parade will take place at 9:30 a.m.,
FILE PHOTO RES and WES will present a public Veterans Day program Nov. 9, beginning at 8:30 a.m., in the RCS Auditorium at RHS. immediately following the program, between
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“We are looking forward to honoring our veterans during ths special program,” explained RES assistant principal Channing Wright. “We are thankful for their service, commitment and dedication to our country.” Wright said the schools hope to have a good turnout. “Our students are looking forward to showing their appreciation.” For questions, contact Wright at 256-331-2123.
The Bay Tree Council for the Performing Arts presents its first production of the 2023-2024 season, “Doublewide, Texas Christmas” by Jones, Hope and Wooten and directed by Scotty Kennedy. The performance dates are Nov. 9-11 at 7:00 p.m. and Nov. 12 at 2 p.m. at the Weatherford Centre in Red Bay. Tickets are on sale now. Go by our call between 2-4 p.m. to purchase or reserve tickets. For group sales, contact Beth Hammock at 256-6680045 for more information. Tickets are $10 each. The cast includes Holly McKinney, Emily Edmonson, Brittany Faris, Chris Perea, Hannan Haddock, Dominic Rogers, Anna Carol Porter, Jerri Mayo and Clint Sikes. The stage manager is Morgan Miller, and sound and lights will be handled by Theron Struzik. In this outrageously funny comedy, it’s Christmastime in the newest—and tiniest—town in Texas. And it’s beginning to look a lot like trouble in Doublewide. Not only are the trailer park residents dealing with the stress of the holiday season, but they’ve just discovered that Doublewide is being doublecrossed by the county. With their official incorporation papers in jeopardy, this band of eccentric Texans throw themselves into taking on the “Big Guys.” Determined to bolster their legitimacy, they first set their sights on the county-wide “Battle of the Mangers” competition. They conspire to win this smackdown with their “Nativity at the Alamo” entry by any means possible. In addition to that shaky undertaking and trying almost single-handedly to keep the new town afloat, Mayor Joveeta Crumpler has to wrangle her celebrityobsessed mother, her beleaguered brother who’s being bullied by a pack of vengeful raccoons and her demoralized best friend who’s at the end of her rope from dating every loser this side of the Rio Grande. To make matters worse, Joveeta finds herself increasingly wary of the newest resident, Patsy Price. Patsy, fresh out of the local mental institution, clearly has her own devious agenda and the county competition over in Fayro is just the place for her to settle an old score. By the time this fulltilt rocket ride of lunacy climaxes in a what-elsecan-go-wrong live television presentation, you’ll have doubled your Christmas spirit. So spend the Yuletide in Doublewide and let this hilarious Jones Hope Wooten Comedy make your Christmas merry and bright…because there’s no place like a good ol’ Texassized mobile home for the holidays.
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